LORETTO, PA- Saint Francis men's soccer will honor six seniors before a pivotal match against Robert Morris on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the regular-season finale for both teams.
The Red Flash will honor #6
Jack Webber (Bernville, Pa./Tulpehocken), #18
Andrew Garcia (Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek Regional), #19
Andrew Hajec (Corry, Pa./Corry), #20
Conner Rezende (Davie, Fla. /University School at Nova Southeastern), #22
Pablo Medina (Monterrey, Mexico/IMG Academies), and #29
Calvin Rezende (Davie, Fla. /University School at Nova Southeastern) in a pre-match ceremony.
WHAT'S AT STAKEThe NEC playoff teams have been set with LIU Brooklyn clinching the regular-season title after a 6-0 start in NEC play and will play host next weekend. Robert Morris, Saint Francis and, St. Francis-Brooklyn have also clinched spots in the four-team playoff.
- -With a victory, SFU clinches the two-seed and would play either St. Francis-Brooklyn (if it beats LIU on Sunday) or would re-match Robert Morris.
- -With a draw, SFU would be the three-seed and would re-match Robert Morris if LIU earns a win or draw against SFBK, if SFBK wins, SFU is the four-seed and would face the host Blackbirds
- -With a loss, SFU is the three-seed if LIU defeats SFBK. If SFBK earns a win or a draw, SFU would be the four-seed.
ABOUT THE RED FLASHSaint Francis comes into the match winners of three-straight league matches to improve to 9-5-3 overall and 4-2 in the NEC. The Red Flash have out scored opponents 9-1 in the three matches, clinching a spot in the NEC playoffs along the way. Freshman
Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) swept the NEC Player and Rookie of the Week Awards after his hat trick in the SFU 3-1 win at CCSU. Mastrangelo now is second in the NEC with nine goals and top-20 in the NCAA.
Marcus Rojas (Fremont, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory) has started the last three matches for the Flash, and owns a .39 goals against average in seven matches this season.
ABOUT THE COLONIALSRobert Morris is 10-6-1 on the year and 4-1-1 in the NEC and is one point ahead of the Red Flash in the NEC standings. They are riding a four-match unbeaten streak, going 3-0-1 in that span. Neco Brett leads RMU and the NEC with 12 goals, a mark that has him in the NCAA top-10. Lucas Puntillo adds to the offensive attack, he has six goals and five assists so far this season. Look for Brendan Alfrey in goal for RMU. He has started every match, logging a 1.11 goals against average and a strong .828 save percentage.
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